Local & State News

The Indiana General Assembly is now in the second half of the 2016 legislative session. Of the bills that passed the Senate in the first half, 61 percent passed with unanimous support, and 95 percent passed with bipartisan support. The ... Read more...

Recently John Grolich, representing the 5th District of the Indiana Volunteer Firefighter Association presented pins to several Plymouth firefighters recognizing their years of service to the department. Chief Rod Miller, Eddie Marquardt ... Read more...

The Food Bank of Northern Indiana offers a mobile food pantry once a month in Marshall and Starke counties.   Fresh perishable items such as dairy, grains, produce and protein along with dry goods are offered free of charge to northern ... Read more...

Argos High School will host an Orientation to High School on Thursday, February 25th at 6:30 in the evening.  Students completing 8th grade this year and their parents are invited to attend.  Mrs. Judy Delp, Guidance Director at Argos ... Read more...

The health of teeth can affect how people eat and speak and even the first impressions they make. Learning to take care of teeth at an early age creates good oral hygiene habits that can be maintained for a lifetime. The Indiana State ... Read more...

When students from Amy Walkers Lincoln Junior High class presented their ideas to the Downtown Revitalization Commission last year one of the reoccurring projects was the creation of a canoe and kayak launch in River Park Square. Randy ... Read more...

On Saturday, February 6 at Memorial Hall in Lebanon, two local twirlers earned twirling titles.  Plymouth High School Junior, Alicia Dennie was crowned the 2016 Sr. Miss Twirler of Indiana and LaVille 7th grader Brooke Singleton was named ... Read more...

A woman living on Alexander Street in Plymouth was arrested Wednesday, February 10th for alleged identity theft. Plymouth Police received a call from a woman in Pennsylvania who said she had applied for assistance and was advised that ... Read more...

Sunday morning about 3:30 Plymouth Police officers were dispatched to Red D Mart at the corner of Michigan and Jefferson Streets in reference to an intoxicated male subject that had passed-out on the attendant’s counter. The ... Read more...

The Plymouth Municipal Airport may be getting an automated weather station or AWAS by September.  Don Wendel from Michiana Contracting presented information on the project at Tuesday’s meeting.  The airport has wanted that improvement ... Read more...

Attention college students! The Indiana Department of Transportation is currently accepting applications for Governor’s Summer Internships paying $11.30 per hour and civil engineering scholarships of up to $3,125 per semester. “INDOT ... Read more...

The Plymouth Public Library Children’s Room annual CANDY GUESSING CONTEST has a couple more days.   Children up to and including 5th grade are welcome to enter one guess through Sunday, February 14th.  There will be two winners ... Read more...

Students from Triton Elementary School’s recently participated in the school’s  Science Fair.  Winners will be going to the Regional Science Fair at Notre Dame this year on February 27th!   From Left to right – Medal ... Read more...

Time is running out to get your tickets for the third annual banquet and fundraiser for Potawatomi Wildlife Park. The annual banquet on March 5th is a major fundraiser for the year and a great time for those in attendance to celebrate ... Read more...

Triton High School students in Mrs. Slein’s biology class used pieces of spinach leaves in their lab to learn how photosynthesis works. Scientists in action pictured are: Left:  Coby Martin Right Front; Charlotte Morris,  back; ... Read more...

A LaPaz company has relocated to the Plymouth Airport, providing a new aviation related business at the Municipal Airport. Tuesday evening a ribbon cutting ceremony was held for Aeromotive Custom Upholstery.  Owners Brad and Brandy Sherk ... Read more...

Discount Storage will expand their self-storage facilities this spring. The 47,300 square foot storage facility north of Plymouth opened in 1991 and plans call for the development of a 48,872 square-foot self-storage facility on a 9.63 ... Read more...

County Police Officer Jordan Rans investigated a single vehicle crash Wednesday afternoon about 1:30 that sent a Fort Wayne man to Parkview Hospital via Samaritan Medical Helicopter. A 2009 Toyota Matrix driven by 23 year old Hsar Wah was ... Read more...

Last week, Indiana Commissioner for Higher Education Teresa Lubbers met with high school seniors to kick off the state’s annual Cash for College campaign. The statewide effort aims to help Hoosiers of all ages pay for education beyond ... Read more...

As you may have heard in recent months, Marshall County has embarked upon a large but important task in the child welfare realm: that of PREVENTION of child maltreatment.  Prevent Child Abuse Marshall County began forming in late ... Read more...